title: Paraquat - A deadly poison: Report of a case and review.
abstract: Paraquat is a bipyridilium herbicide used widely in our country and is a highly toxic compound. A 16-year-old female patient was admitted to the emergency department of our tertiary care hospital in South India with the history of alleged consumption of paraquat poison. Since there is dearth of high quality evidence- based treatment for this poisoning, different treatment modalities have been tried to manage patient's condition. In this case, none of the strategies could work well. Most of the patients reported with paraquat intoxication are from agricultural background; usually such patients cannot afford the treatment expenses. This paper presents a fatal case of acute poisoning with paraquat who succumbed to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Kavitha
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saravu
authors.forename: Sonal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sekhar
authors.forename: Ananth
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: Ananthakrishna Shastry
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Barkur
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajesh
authors.forename: Jagadeswara Rao
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Earla
keywords: Acute respiratory distress syndrome; case study; clinical toxicology; herbicide; paraquat; pesticide poisoning